The post colonial stance of critical engagement with the after-effects of colonialism attemps to expose the ethnocentricism of the dominant culture.In the urban context, post colonial theory contributes to understanding of cities in both 'colonizing' and 'colonized' states.This is evident ,for example,in the imprint of colonialism in cities of former colonial powers, as in the cultural and ethnic hybridity introduced by Algerian migrants in Paris, Puerto Ricans in New York City, and Jamaicans in London.Equally a post colonial perspective can highlight the construction and reconstruction of cities in former colonies in practices ranging from promotion of 'heritage conservation' in Singapore to creation of a new city capital(Lilongwe) in Malawi as a conscious break with the colonial past. the particular value of a post colonial approach to urban study is it's sensitivity to the diversity of urban experience and it's advocacy of a global perspective that views different forms of urbanism as integral to an understanding of the contemporary world